How to Roast Chestnuts
How to roast chestnuts - everything you need to know to oven roast your own sweet chestnuts at home!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 500 g sweet chestnuts
Instructions
- Start by pre-heating your oven to 200°C (Gas mark 6/400°F).
- Pick the biggest, shiniest chestnuts that are firm to touch for roasting. With the tip of a sharp knife, cut a cross into the rounded side of each chestnut.
- Place the chestnuts, cross side up, in a small roasting tin or baking tray.
- Once the oven is ready, pop the tray of chestnuts inside and roast for around 30 minutes until the skins have burst open and you can see the pale flesh inside.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool until just cool enough to handle.
- Working quickly, peel the outer skin and pale inner skin from the chestnut and discard, eating just the sweet flesh inside.
Notes
The chestnuts are easiest to peel when warm, so do serve straight away. I like to serve ours in paper bags with a bowl for the skins - everyone has a go at peeling their own, it's all part of the fun!